Extinction Rebellion activists are expected to target City law firms in a wave of protests in London over the next two weeks.

The campaign group told the Gazette that protesters will focus on legal services, financial services and insurance services, which have made a ‘real contribution to the crisis’. They have not disclosed any specific plans, however.

A spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion said the City of London is the ‘arch-financier’ of the carbon economy and is ‘knowingly investing in the destruction of the conditions which make the planet habitable’.

‘It supports 15% of global carbon emissions around the world. It hosts BP, Shell, Glencore, Anglo-American and Russian Oil and Gas companies such as Gazprom and Rosneft. The world’s largest energy company Saudi Aramco raised $12bn via UK debt-markets. These deals are supported by our top City law-firms and our insurance industry, the critical enablers of the carbon economy.’

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